Fortrose Academy, ROSS-SHIRE
Fortrose Academy is a secondary school for pupils in Ross-Shire.
- Attendance
- 88%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Fortrose Academy in detail
School in Scotland
Fortrose Academy is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 621 pupils and 12.2 pupils per teacher.
8% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 53% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 88% in 2024/25, and 37.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as poor (C); the school was 79% full.
95% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 96% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.
Fortrose Academy in its own words
In its own words: "We strive to better our students through educational experiences both in and out of the classroom. The mission of Fortrose Academy is to create a place where students feel safe to tackle obstacles and accomplish all of their goals."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Fortrose Academy.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Union Tavern (outside), 180 metres away.
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Fortrose Academy's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Fortrose Academy
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Highland is 0 (the median across 195 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Fortrose Academy
What is the catchment area for Fortrose Academy?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Fortrose Academy is no exception: children living in its zone are normally given a place there automatically. Families who want a different school make a placing request to Highland. Highland publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Fortrose Academy?
If you live in Fortrose Academy's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Highland will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Highland - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Fortrose Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Highland is 0 (the median across 195 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Fortrose Academy?
Fortrose Academy is at Academy Street, Fortrose, ROSS-SHIRE, ROSS-SHIRE, IV10 8TW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)